I foregot to mention the Ridge Tiles have only one side pealed off,thus leaving a flat side which will give extra strength and these should not go out of shape at all,and when painting these make sure you do the inside too. When making the strips of tiles, do make more then you need,just incase some are not fit for porpose, like if your family pet chews up a few, OK?
When putting on the first tile strip, make sure you overhang the roof Like these building`s at Hougoumont. If you wish to have a lift off roof, it`s simple to do. It is the norm that roof-tops are set into a house with two end walls that are higher then it is.OK? Not to sure? Go and look at the roof on your house,or a along the street,or Google some to make it more clear.OK? So you`ve made your model house with the two end wall`s higher then roof level. Now get some very thin plast sheet,a lunch bag,or a doggy bag for picking up you know what,and just put it into the model each side and over hang it over the edges,of these end wall`s, and put the roof in place and start to tile your roof.When set it will lift off perfectly! Just to add don`t press the tiles down to hard when sticking them down,You can use the handel of the small brush just to ease them onto each other ,and a little gap under each strip of tiles at the front edge, will create a wonderful shadow and really put a wow factor to your SCRATCHBUILT ROOF! And its easy because you`ve painted it black! Next when all is set and dry, dry brush all over using a redish brown with a hint of orange in it. For the tile strips I use oil based paint, but for everything else I use Vinyl matt water based paints,in great big 2.5L tins,because it`s cheap and is fit for my pupose. The real brite colours, like red, orange , I buy the cans of paint samples, to help mix colours with. Thats it friends.......... Have Fun!......... AND GIVE IT A TRY!